[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3AP3RK1NG:
Hello XDA-Community!

After roundabout 8 Weeks of using my LG G4 (last year), it was demaged and restarted all over without a reason - so I contakted my provider for a repair - it was sended to w-support(.com) - it returned but wasn't repaired. Only thing that changed was, that I had Android v5.1 against v5.1.1 before the *repair* and the continuesly restarts were still happening. I tired to enter the Recovery-Mode by button-combination, but this wasn't possible... same for the Hardreset... so I was forced to enter the Hardreset by the running OS - this worked.

(After it was sended directly to LG-Support, it came back and worked again as it should, without 300 restarts a day... some memory-unit was demaged on the bord... however it fine now... BUT...)

Now ... I want to get back this STOCK-RECOVERY-MODE because I want to root this phone now! - last week I was able, after the contakt to LG-Support, to get the Android Update by OTA - for some reason, there are still devices which aren't able to get this update (even by PC-Software), because of something coupled with the IMEI (because the support asked for my IMEI and after only 1 day, I saw the update-info on my screen[?]!). Still strange sh**, but okay however, finally I got the update, but now I am struggled by the problem of the missing Recovery-Mode... what the Hell may I am able to do, to get things running??

I tried the "fastboot" or "LG-Method", by ADB-Connection to the PC, to unlock the Bootloader, but cmd isn't able to find my device, that's the first problem, why I am unable to unlock my bootloader directly, by the LG-Method (let's say LG-Method, because of the steps you have to make on the LG-Website, okay).

So all methods, based on the official Bootloader-UNLOCk are out for me... so what is left or do I have to recover the Recovery-Mode - and if I have to, then please tell me how!^^

By the way - after W-Support repaired my older LG G2 - there's also no Recovery-Mode anymore and also the Hardreset is bombed away, but device runs nicely! - There, I was able to get rootaccess back, by nvflash!

I hope, that I can get help here... this turns me scary as crazy!^^

SW-Update-Mode is availlable by Volume Down, without the battery - coupled to the PC... but the other method, by Volume Up and Power On-Button isn't availlable (?!)... so strange... what they had done to my phone?! - This wasn't meaned by the task to "REPAIR" the phone...

Some (mostly) needed information:

Android v6.0

Baseband-Version: MPSS.BO.2.5.c3-00101-M8992FAAAAnAZM-1.31581.1

Kernel-Version: 3.10.84

Build-Number: MRA58K

Software-Version: V20d-EUR-XX

I'm looking forward to your replies!

With friendly special thanks,

Reaper

>>>EDITED!<<<

Hello again Ladies and Gents,

As far as I am now, I was finally able to find my device below "adb devices", but now I got the thread with the PRE-Rooted System.img:

Link1: Click me!

and

Link2: Click me!

> question is now: "Is this compatible with my device?" - Because, I read "Problem may be because of latest OTA..." - this means the Android vX.X.X -> But which one they got to get the problem as same for the Method itselfs, isn't named in which ANDROID VERSION(S) - this Method is working or NOT!

[IMG="LG G4 I got Ya!"]https://scontent-frt3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/t31.0-8/12657260_1120522764626661_3927699295350328823_o.jpg[/IMG]

Happy about any responses to me! - As you can see, but only if I do understand this method the right, it might be a method without the unlock of the bootloader, right?

With friendly greeting again,

Reaper